Xbox 360 Marketplace VERY scary times ahead!!!

[SuperJediHero]

If you read Xbox 360 forums lately... you will notice many concerns about Overcharged Contents on Xbox Live Marketplace.

http://forums.xbox.com/5064167/ShowPost.aspx

Something NEED to be done, so they DON'T keep taking advantages of people!!!

Don't get me wrong, I like the concept of Marketplace, but I expect to see prices that is Fair to all people!!!

 

[imdaly]

Y'know, until now I was under the impression that if I didn't want to pay for add-on's that I didn't have to. I thank this article for making me aware that I am forced to buy these things whether I want them or not.



...oh wait. I DON'T. It's my choice whether I want to add to my experience or not. What's so wrong about that?

 

[Mentok]

The GRAW content people are complaining about...

* 8 maps
o Re-lit maps ( the game already has the maps, why wasen't there an option put in place before the release of the game as to where you could play at a certain time of the day, just like in PGR3, you can play at certain times of the day on all the race tracks)
+ Fishing Village (Dusk)
+ Wharf (Late day)
+ Old Town (Morning)
+ Nowhere (Evening)
# New maps (nice to see new maps, but what do you think will happen in a future DLC package, can we say that Coffe Plantation will be re-lit as a map with morning lighting? Or how about a dusk lighting? Don't be surprised if these 4 new maps get put into a future DLC pack as re-lit maps.)
* Coffee Plantation (Evening)
* Shipping Port (Sunset)
* River Depot (Day)
* Jungle Mines (Evening)
* 5 new guns (don't do much help at all to the game experience)
* 4 new camo faces (these are worthless and do nothing to make you a better player or enhance gameplay, they're just like gamer pics, they do nothing)
* 2 new camo patterns (i've yet to see how camo patterns in this game make the game any different, so far, the current ones don't really do much camo for you in the first place, another useless item)
* 2 all new multiplayer game modes ( these offer very little variety and anything new in terms of gameplay)
* chapter 2 coop, 4 missions (what 1up said, the whole heart of the content. This is something that should have been released on its own or better yet, should have just been a free DL or should have come with the game in the first place. The fact that they don't tie in with the achievements is pretty lame too, so really, there's not much point to playing them because you get nothing out of them other than pure satisfaction that you played them).

Wow... Publishers arre charging for content.... What a shock Do people actually think the developers make this stuff to give away for free? Ofcourse its going to cost you. You dont have to buy the damn content if you dont want to.

Jesus, when the first episodic content games hit XBL you people will ***** that you have to pay for that too.

If you cant spend a few dolars for extra content for a game then dont get it. Better yet, go buy a PS3 and get everything for 'FREE' on their Live service

 

[ProductionMusic]

when the first episodic content games hit XBL you people will ***** that you have to pay for that too

What Games will be episodic

You dont have to buy the damn content if you dont want to.

Exactly no one is forcing you to buy the stuff. Nothing in life is free get with the times. Whining & complaining will get you no where & like Mentok said your not being forced to buy anything

 

[Mentok]

What Games will be episodic

There is talk of HALF-LIFE Episodes and SIN - EPISODES coming to XBL. UBISOFT have also said they will be making Episodic content some time in the near future.

 

[ProductionMusic]

There is talk of HALF-LIFE Episodes and SIN - EPISODES coming to XBL. UBISOFT have also said they will be making Episodic content some time in the near future.

Ah cool the Half Life Episode stuff is coming to XBL ? Id pay for that after seeing how the PC Versions are getting such good reviews

 

[Mentok]

I like the idea of releasing games like that. Sure, it wont work for all games but its a great way for developers to get stuff out to the market.

 

[ProductionMusic]

I like the idea of releasing games like that. Sure, it wont work for all games but its a great way for developers to get stuff out to the market.

& best part with XBL you dont have to buy the PC CD first Just buy & dwonload

 

[Dark_Lord]

question. Kinda off topic. I downloaded the BC update from the official xbox site and burned it to a CD and updated the console.
Yesterday when I went on Live my console did not do the new update. Can anyone tell me why? I'm not talking about the BC update I'm talking about the dashboard update.

 

[Horrorfan]

On the one hand I see what you're saying Mentok....I don't mind paying
for quality content. But on the other, this stuff probably should have been in the game to begin with, and could lead to developers holding stuff back , not to mention the original cost of the game is pretty steep anyway....so there's pluses and minuses. But I see no problem in paying a little for good extra contet.

(how do you pay for content online on xbl btw? credit card?)

 

[Addendum]

I agree about the complaining about the GRAW maps. I've lost count of the games I've played that allow the user to select the time of day.

 

[SuperJediHero]

NOPE People are concerned with them CHARGING TOO MUCH for contents, not just charging for contents.

Nobody expected these Devs giving out anything FREE, but at least make it a Fair price!

However, they are charging people a WHOLE $15 instead of $5-6 they CHARGE $15 because they COULD get away with it, $5-6 is actually how much they actually they should costed!!!

As for the argument, 'Don't like, don't buy it" it's so old and useless!

If only if were that simple. Friends CAN'T play friends unless they have the SAME update, even though one of them didn't want to buy the content!!!

So in a way, Yes, they ARE forcing people to pay it, if they wish to play against friends that has it!

 

[Addendum]

And this is a new thing?

It's been a standard on the PC for years. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if it went back to the days when Doom and Doom 2 ruled the PC.

Multiplayer has always required the users to have the same patch

 

[lars573]

And how many gamers went console only to avoid the whole update chase? Plus they are charging for the content.

 

[Addendum]

And Microsoft said there would be a charge for it. Why the big surprise?

People are complaining about the price, not that it's being charged.

 

[lars573]

Well they should have realized that if they think it's worth $5 the company thinks it's worth double that.

 

[Addendum]

A quote from the GI JOE redubs is appropriate.

"HEY KID! I'M A COMPUTER! STOP ALL THE DOWNLOADING"

If people complain about the price, but continue to download, then they have no reson to complain

 

[SuperJediHero]

Do PC users even pay THAT much? Not as far as I've seen, most were free/less price!!

 

[WhatsHisFace]

Do PC users even pay THAT much? Not as far as I've seen, most were free/less price!!

And most are released "as is" and underwent barely any testing. The rest is just made by fans.

 

[Mentok]

On the one hand I see what you're saying Mentok....I don't mind paying
for quality content. But on the other, this stuff probably should have been in the game to begin with, and could lead to developers holding stuff back , not to mention the original cost of the game is pretty steep anyway....so there's pluses and minuses. But I see no problem in paying a little for good extra contet.

(how do you pay for content online on xbl btw? credit card?)

Yeah, I can understand that. I hope developers dont use it as a way to release shoddy unfinished games with the other stuff coming down the track via downloads. As long as they use it as a valid way of extending a game I am all for it.

You can pay by credit card or by prepaid card (only in the ststes at the moment. Coming to other markets by the end of the year). Like the iTunes prepaid cards you get.

 

[Mentok]

Anyway the new CoD2 map pack is up in a few days

God I hope im back on LIVE by then.

 

[lars573]

I feel this burningly relavent to this thread.

 

[블라스]

Good thing GRAW sucks

 

[Kaz Hirai]

Gammy doesn't like shooting his cousins

 

[블라스]

I totally would love it if the game wasn't so bad and boring